Question 303-12(5): NWT Development Corporation Funding Available Madam Speaker, if the Development Corporation is truly to assist the northern economy, it needs money to do it. What amount of money does the Development Corporation have for new investments?
March 16th, 1994Assembly debate Page 630 Oral Questions
Annual Senior Recreational Hockey Tournament In Fort Simpson of these communities. It is one of the best investments, I think, for the north. Tournaments are also good for the host communities. It is a boost to their economy. The hotels, motels, restaurants, gas stations, stores and even bars received contribution from this tournament. Usually
March 4th, 1994Assembly debate Page 536 Members' Statements
Minister's Statement 37-12(5): International Women's Day women have made to society. Northern women, whether they are involved in traditional pursuits or the wage economy, are helping to make a difference in today's world. And they will continue to do so every day of the year.
March 4th, 1994Assembly debate Page 533 Ministers' Statements
Question 240-12(5): GNWT Participation In National Strategies On Tax Reform And Deficit Reduction Ministers' meetings where we discuss, back and forth, different aspects of financing across the country, the economy, et cetera. With regard to the national tax reform initiative, the same sort of thing will apply, although I can see that this is going to be a much more detailed issue
March 1st, 1994Assembly debate Page 439 Oral Questions
Minister's Statement 27-12(5): Negotiated Contracts . The business incentive policy corrects for the economies of scale that larger firms in southern Canada enjoy. The policy also takes into account the higher costs of doing business in the north that northern entrepreneurs incur. The preference that the business incentive policy gives
February 25th, 1994Assembly debate Page 367 Ministers' Statements
Tabled Document 3-12(5): Towards A Strategy To 2010: A Discussion Paper people to participate in a global economy, not only within our communities, but have the opportunity of going out of this territory to be seen as an equal to every other graduate of a high school or every graduate of a college program. I think that is absolutely necessary
February 24th, 1994Assembly debate Page 360 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 3-12(5): Towards A Strategy To 2010: A Discussion Paper the mandate established by the Special Committee on Education some 11 years ago. We had undertaken that initiative to lay out new directions to respond to the ever-changing economy, technologies and requirements that have been placed on us by students and even by Members of this Assembly
February 24th, 1994Assembly debate Page 359 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 9-12(5): To Adopt Recommendation 20, Carried of today's economy. My department, through consolidation, has found a number of ways to improve efficiency and service to the public. The department continues to work to provide increased leadership in the areas of education, culture and employment. One of the department's major
February 24th, 1994Assembly debate Page 351 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Role Of Banks In Today's Economy Thank you. Item 3, Members' statements. The honourable Member for High Arctic, Mr. Pudluk.
February 24th, 1994Assembly debate Page 341 Members' Statements
The Speaker
The Role Of Banks In Today's Economy Hear, hear. ---Applause
February 24th, 1994Assembly debate Page 341 Members' Statements
An Hon. Member
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95 that in the long term, unless you do something that will improve our economy, we will progressively get more dependent on the federal government. I wonder if the Minister could share with us any new approaches that he is going to bring to bear on the federal government on this issue. We used
February 23rd, 1994Assembly debate Page 324 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95 I know the Minister knows the frustration that small businesses have with the GST. There is one school of thought, that the GST was really the straw that broke the camel's back as far as kick-starting the underground economy. In one way, many small businesses consider
February 23rd, 1994Assembly debate Page 323 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95 Mr. Chairman, there have been less profits made in the last few years with corporate income tax because of the downturn in the economy. That has been one of the reasons. There is also a lag time that we see in our information that comes from Revenue Canada. We did experience
February 23rd, 1994Assembly debate Page 322 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Question 182-12(5): Exclusion Of Tax Initiatives In Budget but he also says that there will be no increase of the tax burden this year because of the negative impact on individual persons and the economy. My question to the Minister is, since he knew all about the federal initiatives before this budget was prepared, why wasn't the tax
February 23rd, 1994Assembly debate Page 307 Oral Questions
Motion 12-12(5): Use Of "premier" As Government Leader Title, Carried invited to the table after a coffee break at a First Ministers' conference on the economy, but only to make a ten minute presentation. Then we were politely escorted back to our seats in the peanut gallery beside the press. I recall at that conference in Toronto, that Mr. Penikett
February 18th, 1994Assembly debate Page 229 Motions